What was found
CAPTAIN WAS PILOT FLYING. N301PT DEPARTED ANC FOR IGG. WHILE IN THE CLIMB AT ABOUT 7,000FT, SMOKE COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT LEVELED OFF AND NOTIFIED ANC OF THE SMELL AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO ANC. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS NO SMOKE. AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED TOWARDS ANC. WHILE BEING VECTORED, THE PASSENGERS NOTIFIED THE PILOT THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE FLOORBOARDS. CAPTAIN THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED DIRECT TO ANC AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING TO ANC, THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. N301PT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE TEAM, DISCOVERED THE FLAP MOTOR BURNT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP MOTOR WITH A KNOWN SERVICEABLE UNIT. RIGGING AND OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.